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Education Reagan Weighing Much Deeper Education Cuts And Faster Dismantling of Federal Department
Last week, as President Reagan prepared a national address to win public support for still deeper cuts in domestic spending levels, Administration officials and others were discussing how further cuts should--or could--be made in education programs already slated to shrink by 12 percent in 1982.
Eileen White, September 28, 1981
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Education States News Roundup
Six Hanksville, Utah, parents have gone to court in an attempt to keep their children at home rather than allow them to ride 120 miles to school and back each day.

Sherry Ekker, who has placed her daughter Leslie in a private tutorial arrangement paid for by the six parents, says the four-hour round trip is too strenuous and dangerous for young children.

September 28, 1981
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Education Linus Vindicated 'Blanket Habit' Doesn't Hurt, Study Finds
Small children who carry a favorite blanket or toy wherever they go are considered cute, but once a child reaches school age, parents and teachers may worry that the child with a "security blanket" is emotionally dependent and immature.

A new study suggests, however, that these children are being unjustly maligned. They are indistinguishable from other children in terms of their "raisability, adaptability, and independence," according to the study.

September 28, 1981
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Education Panels Propose Raising Payments, Setting New Format For Impact Aid
Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees last week challenged the Reagan Administration's proposal to cut an additional $74 million from 1982 impact-aid programs.
Alex Heard, September 28, 1981
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2 min read
Education 10,000 Donate Time and Talent To Houston Schools
What do the Sharpstown Baptist Church Women, 20 Hughes Tool Company employees, a University of Houston professor of art, and a World War I veteran have in common?
Thomas Toch, September 28, 1981
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6 min read
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September 28, 1981
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Education Little Rock Schools Match Worn Image
More than half of the 20,000 students in the Little Rock school system are performing at or above their grade levels, school officials report.

And Central High School, the site of the famous 1957 confrontation between the Arkansas National Guard and federal troops, now is drawing white students back from private schools with its broad curricular offerings and its reputation for good race relations.

September 28, 1981
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1 min read
Education Teaching Jobs Saved By Plan
In an attempt to avoid firing tenured faculty members while coping with severe budget cuts, the Michigan State University College of Education is using a variety of innovative plans that will keep some tenured teachers on the payroll and give others time and money to find new jobs.

The plan is being introduced at a time when sharp drops in enrollment and financial retrenchment are forcing education-school administrators across the country to come to terms with the sensitive issue of removing tenured professors.

September 28, 1981
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1 min read
Education Congress: Back to the Cutting Board
The House and Senate Appropriations subcommittees completed preliminary work last week on a 1982 education spending bill that would slash an additional $1.8 billion from the $15.7-billion federal education budget.
Eileen White, September 28, 1981
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1 min read
Education 24-Nation Study To Examine Math Curriculum, Teaching
Each year, students from Bangalore to Betioky wear down millions of pencils working out fractions, ratios, and other mathematical mysteries. Their teachers create mountains of chalk dust explaining these concepts.
Susan Walton, September 28, 1981
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4 min read
Education Heritage Provides Conservative Blueprint for Education Policy
It is no mystery that the education-related recommendations of the Heritage Foundation's conservative policy guidebook, Mandate for Leadership: Policy Management in a Conservative Administration, are being followed by the Reagan Administration, Heritage leaders suggest.
Eileen White, September 28, 1981
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Education Legislative Report
as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 16

September 28, 1981
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Education Education Department Begins Own Review Of Handicapped, Other Major Regulations
Federal rules governing the education of handicapped children--and perhaps the very definition of "handicapped"--have received high priority in the Reagan Administration's reassessment of existing government rules and regulations.
Arthur E. Levine, September 28, 1981
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6 min read
Education D.C. May Vote on Tuition Tax Credits
The District of Columbia's Board of Elections and Ethics last week asked the Court of Appeals here to reconsider an earlier decision that placed a controversial education tax-credit proposal on the city's Nov. 3 ballot.
Tom Mirga, September 28, 1981
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2 min read
Education Researchers Claim Sexism in Schools Common
Teachers promote sexism in the classroom by the manner in which they evaluate, reward, and discipline students, according to the first-year observations of a husband-and-wife team studying sexism in education.
Susan G. Foster, September 28, 1981
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Education Tuition-Tax Panel 'Signals' Reagan Interests, Says Official
Despite concerns expressed by officials of the Reagan Administration about the economic and constitutional feasibility of tuition tax credits, the Administration plans to continue to support the idea.
Alex Heard, September 28, 1981
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2 min read
Education School Desegregation Can Improve Learning And Race Relations, Seven-Year Study Finds
Contrary to the assertions of many elected officials, including President Reagan, school desegregation can improve both learning and race relations provided certain practices are adopted.
Peggy Caldwell, September 21, 1981
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9 min read
September 21, 1981
September 21, 1981
Education Opinion The Habit of Going It Alone Has Got To Go
In unconventional times, conventional wisdom can be a dangerous thing. On the broad political canvas, of course, the 1980's and beyond can be interpreted as a return to the conventional: nationalism abroad, a reduced and perhaps balanced federal budget, and an increased reliance on the free market at home. Yet, for education, the times are decidedly unconventional.
Robert C. Wood, September 21, 1981
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5 min read
Education Opinion The Chemistry Fear: Formulas for Reducing Student's Science Anxiety
Our citizenry is scientifically illiterate. Ill-equipped to make the most important sorts of political decisions-those with a technical or scientific component-we debate such issues as nuclear reactors, pollution, and pesticides in an atmosphere of frenzied ignorance. It is an ignorance we cannot afford if we are to survive.
Jeffry V. Mallow, September 21, 1981
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6 min read

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